# NTSB Accident DCA92MA022
> **DOUGLAS DC-8-63** · 1992-02-15 · SWANTON, OH, USA · FATL
## Event
- **NTSB number:** DCA92MA022
- **Event ID:** 20001211X14094
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 1992-02-15
- **Location:** SWANTON, OH, USA
- **Coordinates:** 41.580909, -83.889991
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** FATL
- **Fatal:** 4
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 4
## Aircraft
- **Make:** DOUGLAS
- **Model:** DC-8-63
- **Registration:** N794AL
- **FAR Part:** 121
- **Engines:** 4
- **Damage:** DEST
## Conditions
- **Light:** NDRK
- **Weather:** IMC
## Probable cause

THE FAILURE OF THE FLIGHTCREW TO PROPERLY RECOGNIZE OR RECOVER IN A TIMELY MANNER FROM THE UNUSUAL AIRCRAFT ATTITUDE THAT RESULTED FROM THE CAPTAIN'S APPARENT SPATIAL DISORIENTATION, RESULTING FROM PHYSIOLOGICAL FACTORS AND/OR A FAILED ATTITUDE DIRECTOR INDICATOR. (NTSB REPORT AAR-92/05)

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